Chemical mix may trigger cancer: report
COMMON chemicals that people are routinely exposed to may be mixing together in the body to cause cancer, researchers say.
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Arnie lends Terminator voice to sat nav
ARNOLD Schwarzenegger is voicing a satellite navigation app as the Terminator, which will also direct people to cinemas showing his movie.
Walmart bans items with Confederate flag
US retail giant Walmart says it is banning merchandise that features the Confederate flag in its stores and website.
Big solar storm smacks earth
A LARGE solar storm has hit earth, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the US says, which may affect the power grid and GPS.
US rap mogul Diddy arrested in Los Angeles
RAP mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been arrested reportedly after a fight with his son’s college football coach.
Obama praises Aust gun laws
FRUSTRATED by a Congress not willing to introduce new gun laws, US President Barack Obama says the American public needs to be more vocal.
NZ tightens rules on property investors
A BILL to help enforce tax rules for property investment is set to have its first reading in New Zealand’s parliament.
Toss out defamation suit Cosby lawyers say
BILL Cosby’s lawyers have asked a US judge to throw out a defamation lawsuit filed by three women who have accused him of sexual assault.
The greatest movie character of all time
INDIANA Jones has beaten off James Bond and Hans Solo and Batman to be named the best film character of all time.
Uganda president unfazed by Aust man’s bid
UGANDA’S President Yoweri Museveni isn’t losing sleep over an Australia-based doctor’s bid to run for the country’s presidency in 2016.
US ‘climate change deaths to reach 57,000’
A US government report has emphasised the consequences of failing to act on climate change, as Republicans seek to undo Obama’s environmental policies.
Obama doesn’t regret using racial epithet
PRESIDENT Barack Obama doesn’t regret using a racial epithet to make a point about racial progress, the White House says.
Four killed in Burundi grenade attack
AT least four people have been killed in a grenade attack in Burundi, the latest violence to rock the country in the run-up to presidential elections.
EU to study latest Greek debt proposals
THE eurozone’s top official says EU and IMF creditors will aim to get a deal on Greece’s bailout later in the week.
Eight killed in Iraq attacks
AT least eight people have been killed in a series of attack in Iraq.
UK priest ‘may have abused hundreds’
A PUBLIC inquiry in Northern Ireland has been told that a paedophile priest admitted he may have sexually abused hundreds of children.
US not cured of racism: Obama
US President Barack Obama has weighed in on the debate over race and guns that has erupted after the shooting deaths of nine black church members in Charleston.
Europol unit to block IS accounts
A EUROPE-WIDE police team is being formed to track and block social media accounts linked to Islamic State.
Mladic war crimes case reopened
PROSECUTORS have reopened their case against former Bosnian Serb military chief General Ratko Mladic.
Nearly 150 die of heatstroke in Pakistan
AT least 148 people have died in a heatwave in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi and surrounding districts.
1161 migrants rescued: Greek coast guard
GREECE’S coast guard reports that it rescued more than 1,000 migrants from the eastern Aegean Sea
Cosby’s lawyers want defamation dropped
US comedian Bill Cosby is heading to court on Monday seeking to have a defamation lawsuit dropped.
“Adras-1” aims to rid outer space of junk
A START-UP company with a printer-sized machine aims to get more than half a million pieces of junk that are orbiting around Earth out of outer space.
Hundreds in limbo after record NZ floods
HUNDREDS of people in the NZ city of Whanganui won’t be able to return to their homes until checks have been completed after record flooding.
Vitamin D deficiency claim questioned
PEOPLE with low vitamin D levels don’t have a greater increase in winter disease rates compared to others, a new study has found.
Fiji quake unlikely to pose threat
AN earthquake off Fiji is unlikely to pose any threat to the pacific island, Geoscience Australia says.
World News Update, what you need to know
WORLD News Update, what you need to know
Ebola drug trial stops adding patients
A PHARMACEUTICAL company has stopped adding patients to a trial of a potential treatment for a strain of Ebola.
Al-Jazeera journo still in German custody
AL-JAZEERA journalist Ahmed Mansour remains in German custody as officials decide whether to act on an Egyptian request for his extradition.
India toxic liquor toll climbs to 96
THE death toll continues to mount among people who consumed toxic alcohol in the Indian city of Mumbai.
Man arrested over fatal UK dog attack
POLICE have arrested a man over a dog attack in England’s northeast that left a three-week-old baby dead.
UK army parachutist owes mate a beer
A BRITISH Army parachutist who saved a mate in mid-air when his chute failed to open properly says he was just doing his job.
Afghan blast kills 14 from same family
OFFICIALS say at least 14 members of the same family have been killed in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.
Fry wants children with new husband
STEPHEN Fry says he carries a “ridiculous beam on my face” since marrying 27-year-old Elliot Spencer and says the pair are discussing children.
Movie bosses eye James Bond ensemble movie
A PROPOSED movie would see five former James Bond stars united, but while Sir Roger Moore is keen, Sir Sean Connery is less so.
Redflex scandal in US worsens
AN email allegedly written by the former boss of ASX-listed Redflex’s US operations reflects her surprise at a $US30,000 bribe request.
Amy Winehouse’s ex denies he ruined her
AMY Winehouse’s former husband Blake Fielder says he thinks the blame cast on him for the Rehab singer’s death is unfair.
Speed the 150-year-old tortoise dies in US
A GALAPAGOS tortoise known as Speed who has been living at San Diego Zoo since 1933 has been euthanised after years of decline.
UK ‘Monuments Men’ bid to save sites
THE British government plans to bankroll a team of archaeologists to save artefacts at risk because of IS attacks in the mid-east.
Three dead as 4WD hits crowd in Austria
POLICE say a four-year-old boy is one of three people killed when a 4WD slammed into a crowd in the Austrian city of Graz.
Money laundering investigated in Italy
FOUR senior managers of the Bank of China in Milan are suspected of being involved in a massive money laundering scheme, Italian prosecutoris say.
Russia criticises US, offers co-operation
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin says the fighting in Ukraine will stop once the country provides broader rights to its eastern regions.
Al-Shabaab kills at least 15 in Somalia
AT least 15 people have died in clashes in the town of Afgoye in southern Somalia.
India toxic liquor toll rises to 84
THE death toll continues to mount among people who consumed toxic alcohol in India’s western city of Mumbai.
15 killed in Indian bus plunge
A BUS has plunged down a mountain gorge in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 15 people.
Bahrain party leader freed after 4 years
A TOP Bahraini opposition leader has been released from prison after more than four years in custody, the group says.
6.4-magnitude quake jolts Chile
A 6.4-MAGNITUDE earthquake has hit the coast of central Chile.
Putin vows action over Yukos ruling
RUSSIA has protested over the seizure of Russian state assets in Belgium – a move triggered by a court ruling over the now-defunct Yukos oil firm.
Johnny Depp selling off French home
JOHNNY Depp is hoping to offload the French vacation home he once shared with his ex-partner Vanessa Paradis for $US26 million.
UK parachutist saves teammate in drama
FOR the first time in 25 years, Britain’s Red Devils have had a parachute fail – but a teammate’s presence of mind has ensured a safe landing.
UK may can BBC Trust’s bias ruling powers
BRITISH Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says the BBC Trust could be stripped of the power to rule on claims of political bias against the broadcaster.
Google restricts ‘revenge porn’ pic access
GOOGLE will allow people whose nude pictures have been posted on websites without their permission to have the image links blocked from its search results.
Ex-White House chef missing on US mountain
US authorities say they have no leads on the whereabouts of Walter Scheib, White House chef for 11 years under presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Honda reports eighth death from air bags
HONDA says a US woman who died in a September 2014 crash was killed by an exploding Takata air bag.
Uber bans drivers, riders carrying guns
UBER says it is banning its passengers and drivers from carrying firearms.
US family wins damages for chemical in toy
A US family has won damages after a child swallowed a decorative bead coated with a chemical that metabolised into a date-rape drug when ingested.
Church shooting suspect on murder charges
RELATIVES of the South Carolina church shooting victims have made tearful statements at the first court appearance of the man charged with the murders.
US man gets jail for giving cash to bomber
A US court has sentenced a man to seven years and three months in jail for providing money to the suicide bomber who carried out an attack in Pakistan.
Church shooting accused fronts court
RELATIVES of the South Carolina church shooting victims have made tearful statements at the first court appearance of the man charged with the murders.
Harry ends his military career
PRINCE Harry has officially left the armed forces after a decade of service, he will spend three months working on projects in Africa.
Putin urges political solution for Ukraine
UKRAINE should offer broad rights to its eastern rebel regions in order to end the conflict there, Russian President Vladimir Putin says.
Church shooting suspect on murder charges
POLICE have laid nine murder charges against the 21-year-old man suspected of killing nine people during a shooting spree at a South Carolina church.
Brian Williams apologises to viewers
DISGRACED US newsman Brian Williams says he has had a horror few months as he evaluates his actions.
ManU legend Keane not guilty of road rage
ROY Keane has been acquitted of a road rage confrontation with a British taxi driver.
Toxic liquor kills 41 in India
THE death toll from a batch of toxic alcohol in India has risen to 41, with 12 others in hospital.
Church suspect ‘should get death penalty’
THE governor of the US state of South Carolina says the church gunman should get the death penalty for killing nine people.
Assange’s situation is farcical: Pilger
THREE years ago Julian Assange walked into Ecuador’s embassy in London seeking political asylum – he hasn’t seen the sun since.
Plane stowaway’s body found on UK roof
A MAN who was hiding on a plane flying from Johannesburg to London has fallen to his death and landed on a shop roof.
NZ teeth puller jailed for 6 years
ONE of the victims of a man, who pulled out his lovers’ teeth with pliers, says his actions have damaged her for the rest of her life.
US mobsters plead guilty to racketeering
MEMBERS of the US Lucchese crime family are facing jail time after an investigation into a lucrative international gambling operation.
US must face truth about guns: Clinton
HILLARY Clinton says the United States has to be honest about its history of gun violence in the wake of the Charleston church shooting.
US theatre shooting survivor to testify
A SURVIVOR of a 2012 US theatre shooting has been given permission to testify at the gunman’s trial despite defence concerns she will bias the jury.
US monk attacks fellow monk with knife
A COLLEAGUE at a monastery in the US says he found one Buddhist monk attacking another with two butcher knives.
Woman deemed world’s oldest person dies
JERALEAN Talley, at 116 years old believed to be the world’s oldest person, has died in the US.
Forty dead in Boko Haram attack in Niger
FORTY people have been killed in Boko Haram attacks on two Niger villages, with the attackers pillaging stores and burning homes.
Ladies parade finery at Royal Ascot
THE Queen has attended Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot, one of the most glamorous events of the racing calendar in the UK.
BBC chief fires government warning
THE BBC’s chief says the broadcaster is one of the engine rooms of the creative industries and he’s warned the government not to “screw around” with it.
Austrian worker finds WWII grenades haul
A CONSTRUCTION worker in Austria has unearthed nearly 400 live World War II grenades.
Lloyd-Webber fears for future actors
ANDREW Lloyd-Webber has told the House of Lords he fears talented people are being priced out of becoming actors in the UK because of high training costs.
South Sudan fighting kills 129 children
UNICEF says 129 children were killed in fighting in South Sudan in May, with girls being raped and boys being castrated and left to bleed out.
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